Weather Records on 31 July 1943

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1943. Highest significance: Britt 3E, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1943

On 31 July 1943, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 336 daily.
Britt 3E set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 31 July 1943.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 31 July 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calif Hot Springs Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silistria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 31 July 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1943

Top 20 records on 31 July 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1943	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Khurda, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Boone, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Gop, IN	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Belmond, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Daflating, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Bargarh, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1943	Shergarh, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1943	Clifton, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1943	Tangi, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1943	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1943	Grant City, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1943	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1943	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1943	Taylors Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1943	Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1804 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1943. 1943 had 342 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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Data for records on 1943-07-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	249
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1